Without question, the biggest advantage of free software is that it allows information to be exchanged between developers, users, and anyone else who has an interest. Users can see how their favorite applications work, developers can peer into the workings of other applications to improve their own code, and so on and so on. By [...]
Amazon Blocks Arch Linux Handbook from Kindle Store
Depressing news from the land of DRM today, as author and developer Dusty Phillips has announced via his blog that Amazon has blocked him from publishing the Arch Linux Handbook on the Kindle. Freely Available Dusty was surprised when people starting asking for the Arch Linux Handbook on the Kindle, as it was already available for free [...]
Introducing Humble Music Bundle, Humble’s First Foray Into The Music Industry
The Humble Music Bundle is here, and it’s a little disappointing that there are no games. Though what is not disappointing is the chance that they are taking. This is not the first time the Humble has offered music, but this is the first time that it has offered just music. On offer: OK GO Twelve [...]
Google Music: The Best Service That Nobody’s Using
After spending some time in an invite-only beta period, Google Music launched publicly in November 2011 to directly compete with Amazon’s Cloud Player and serve as Android’s answer to Apple’s iTunes; allowing users to not only stream their existing music to any number of connected devices, but also purchase music. If successful, Google Music would be an exceptionally lucrative service for [...]
Humble Bundle @ 1.1Million, Continues To Prove Publishers Wrong.
The Humble Indie Bundle, for those not aware is a collection of games by independent developers available at whatever price you choose! The latest bundle, Frozen Synapse is by far the most successful. The platform sales-split looks alot like the last bundle, with Microsoft Windows bringing in 2/3rds of all sales while the remaining third belonged equally to Mac [...]